Driving from UK to Cyprus

There are some epic scenes in here. Our family of 5 packed up the car and moved from UK to Cyprus, wild camping in our roof tent in some amazing places along the way. What EPIC adventure.

[@DS-fo4ed]

Episkopi is lovely , especially the beach bars below Kourion amphitheatre

[@MENSA.lady2]

There used to be a ferry service from Brindisi in Italy to Cyprus. It it still runs that would have saved a lot of driving.

[@WoodcockFamilyOverland]

@@MENSA.lady2 definitely at the time I think that was our only route we could take, on the way back next week we want to get the ferry from Greece to Italy and drive back that way.

[@frankcavill2206]

Epic journey with the family, great video and nice rig, Toyota all the way.

[@WoodcockFamilyOverland]

Thank you 🙌

[@sunnyshah5884]

love all the camping stop locations!!

[@WoodcockFamilyOverland]

Cheers sunny I loved it! Been in the mountains was epic.

[@1988bigdaz]

Paige looks furious after that border crossing 😂

[@WoodcockFamilyOverland]

It was over 3 hours and nobody knows how to que 😂 I was too tight to leave engine on so it was redders too! 🥵

[@1988bigdaz]

@@WoodcockFamilyOverland mate I would of been going mental

[@WoodcockFamilyOverland]

@@1988bigdaz I was surprised how well kids took it!

[@pops1810]

Lovely video, amazing scenery 😍. We are planning to the same mainly bacause of our puppy. Could you travel to Greece non stop? How long do you reckon it would take ? Also is there accommodation on board of ferry? Thank you in advance.

[@WoodcockFamilyOverland]

Thank you it was an epic drive I loved it! The ferry has a few classes of accommodation you can choose from, check out scandro holdings website for all the price lists, it’s not actually that expensive and it’s only an extra 50 euros for the dog so makes it a very viable option when compared to costs of shipping a pet. Be warned tho as the pet slots are limited and sell out fast so book well in advance. If you have two drivers sharing the drive you could definitely smash it out in 2-3 days check out @inourcase on KZbin they did a good video on their move to Greece. Also a good Facebook group we used for info is road trip: UK to Greece & back they will tell you about borders to avoid etc and toll road and routes. We made a holiday out of it and wild camped where we could I didn’t want to drive more than 6 hours a day as it’s just me driving but deffo achievable with couple over night stops. Thanks for watching 👍

[@JonesyfamilyAJ325]

Cracking video, we're posting to Epi in August and thinking of doing the same as our dog has never flown before. Did you have to pay any import charges for your car?

[@WoodcockFamilyOverland]

We didn’t pay anything to import as we’d already got in touch with SBA Customs and they dropped off all the paperwork at the port ready for us. But be warned depending on the age of your vehicle the road tax is ridiculous! As ours over ten years old and a diesel it’s about €2000 for the year 🤮 so something to look at, newer cars aren’t as expensive.

[@JonesyfamilyAJ325]

@WoodcockFamilyOverland oh decent, was it relatively easy to do and would you recommend it over getting the trooper?

[@WoodcockFamilyOverland]

@@JonesyfamilyAJ325 Yeah definitely makes sense with the dog against the cost of flying them out and you will have an epic adventure on the way, we will be driving back when we leave. Just make sure to book well in advance for the pet kennels on the ship as they book up fast. Also our dog was too big (he’s massive tho) for the kennels so check on the scandroholding website. The customs bit was easy have a look on SBA customs website and get in touch with them.

[@JonesyfamilyAJ325]

Cool thanks for the advice, I'll definitely touch base with the SBA before we come. Did you have any issues getting through the boarders?

[@WoodcockFamilyOverland]

@@JonesyfamilyAJ325 no not at all as long as you have your V5 you’ll be fine

[@1988bigdaz]

Awesome video hope you are enjoying the sun

[@tassosanastasi4974]

Great video How long does it take with ferry to cross from Greece to Cyprus ?

[@WoodcockFamilyOverland]

Thank you 🙏 the ferry was about 36 hours.